206: Taking Massive Action to Do 20+ Deals in Two Years with Joe England

<p>Two years ago,&nbsp;<strong>Joe England</strong>&nbsp;was just a full-time military guy, dreaming about financial freedom. Now, he’s done over 20&nbsp;deals and is taking massive action to create an incredible future for himself. On this episode of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>, we dive deep into Joe’s story and learn how taking massive action has helped him build his portfolio — despite being deployed overseas the majority of the time.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Joe&nbsp;<strong>learned</strong>&nbsp;about real estate&nbsp;from infomercials and BiggerPockets</li><li>Why he needs&nbsp;<strong>power of attorney</strong></li><li>Important&nbsp;<strong>books</strong>&nbsp;he’s&nbsp;read</li><li>How he started investing&nbsp;while still&nbsp;<strong>deployed</strong>&nbsp;in Iraq</li><li>How he landed&nbsp;<strong>22 properties</strong>&nbsp;in just 10 months</li><li>What exactly a&nbsp;<strong>rent-ready</strong>&nbsp;property is</li><li>What kind of<strong>&nbsp;properties</strong>&nbsp;he&nbsp;invests in</li><li>How&nbsp;he&nbsp;<strong>finances</strong>&nbsp;these deals</li><li>Joe’s&nbsp;<strong>end goal</strong>&nbsp;and his “why”</li><li>The state of the real estate&nbsp;market in<strong>&nbsp;Baltimore</strong></li><li>How to NOT be a&nbsp;<strong>slumlord</strong></li><li>How he&nbsp;<strong>manages</strong>&nbsp;his properties</li><li>His experiences with bad&nbsp;<strong>property managers</strong></li><li>How to find&nbsp;properties on the&nbsp;<strong>MLS and Zillow</strong></li><li>The strategy of putting an&nbsp;<strong>offer</strong>&nbsp;on everything he sees</li><li>His advice for the&nbsp;<strong>military</strong></li><li><strong>And SO much more!</strong></li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/webinar?main_track_only=true" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Webinar</a></li